Get a full set of brake pipe spanners - and a correct bleed nipple spanner.
Put the car front up on ramps - have a good LED light or similar.
( Remove the drivers seat, lay on your back with your head under the steering wheel, feet up on the back seat - tools to hand - the two 10mm bolts that hold the MC are a bit tricky to get at,
a brick on the accelerator pedal keeps the accelerator linkage bracket and cable out the way of the bolt nearest the bulkhead. )
Pre soak all the brake pipe unions with WD40 or similar - this will help a lot -
Getting Started
Drain the system from the end of the master cylinder, place a small ice cream plastic container or whatever - it fits fine under the union, crack the joint and let the fluid out - have tissue and water to rinse any spillage.
Once the MC is empty you can remove the resevoir - leave the flexi tube, it comes out through the car with the old MC.
Under the car crack open the bleed nipple and drain slave into a container.
Once empty undo the flexi to hardline coupling under the car towards the bulkhead - leave the flexi attached to the slave.
Remove the slave cylinder - the top bolt is a bugger - but a universal joint or very long extension bar will get you there.
Now the slave is off, clean and transfer the flexi and stump pipe to the new slave - do this on the bench, pay attention the orientation of the tube as once on the car you can't get at the joint,
do this up well, you don't want it to leak when it's back on the car, believe me.
Re fit the new slave - remember to add some LM 47 to the nylon stubb at the end of the actuator pin - not too much, it should come included with the slave cylinder, at least it does with some brands.
The Master Cylinder
A fair amount of silicon spray is very useful for getting the Master Cylinders new hose through the feed hole and the rubber grommet which will probably drop off - as well as the end of the new MC through the rubber grommet in the bulkhead.
Re-fit everything, pay attention to keeping all the unions clean and correctly tightened - use the right tools - BRAKE Spanners are essential or you will get into a right mess.
I bled mine on my own - filled the reservoir - bubbles come out, level drops, refill - pump a while - more air - refill - open the slave with a bit of bleeding tube and a jar - pump a few times till fluid comes out then top up some more if needed - another pump or two you feel resistance, under the car close the bleeder - up top pump and let settle - air trapped normally rises to the top of the system - ie. the resevoir so it kinda self bleeds. Mine was fine after this quick process.
Hope this helps anyone doing this themselves, took me about 3 hours with a beer or two.
Paul
